Four astronauts head to the ISS on a used SpaceX rocket
The voyage marks another milestone in human space travel and SpaceX’s success at re-usability in the launch business
23 April 2021 - 15:03
Dallas — Four astronauts have rumbled aloft on a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS), in the company’s first crewed trip with previously flown equipment.
The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5.49am US East Coast time on Friday. The astronauts on the flight, which is SpaceX’s second regular mission to the ISS under Nasa’s Commercial Crew Programme, are scheduled to dock early on Saturday with the orbiting lab...
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